2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(实验班).doc

xx-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(实验班)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When does the woman start to work today?A. At 10:00.B. At 9:30. C. At 9:00. 2. What is the woman going to do tonight?A. Watch a movie. B. See a doctor. C. Prepare a meal. 3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student.C. Husband and wife.4. What does the woman probably do?A. A nurse. B. A waitress. C. A shop assistant.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A new film. B. A football game. C. The weekend plans.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。在听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman do for the man?A. She turns the heat on. B. She opens the window.C. She gets some hot water.7. Where will the woman put the blanket?A. On the quilt. B. Over the mans head.C. Round the mans shoulders.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the man make the call?A. To report a fire. B. To order a garden pipe. C. To plain about his neighbor.9. What will the man do next?A. Help the owner. B. Calm down. C. Hold the line.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What was the man worried about?A. Little social experience. B. No enough time to study. C. How to be the chairman.11. What is the womans opinion of being a student leader?A. It will affect studies. B. It wont make any difference. C. It will help gain much experience in social work. 12. What has the woman been doing?A. Writing a book.B. Reading a good book. C. Preparing for the election.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How much is the rent for the apartment each month？A. $ 850. B. $ 900. C. $ 950.14. What is the most important about the apartment for the woman?A. The rent. B. The location. C. The quietness.15. When will the woman move in?A. On April 30th. B. On May 1st. C. On May 5th. 16. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Move into the apartment before working. B. Deal with the paperwork first. C. Keep an eye on her cat. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the passage mainly about?A. The Internet.B. Science experiments.C. Science sites.18. What does the speaker say about Science News for Kids?A. Adults enjoy it as well.B. Its only for young readers. C. Most of the articles are written by kids.19. What can we find at Science Daily?A. The creature research. B. The European history. C. The geography knowledge. 20. How can we find articles on these sites?A. By entering a search term. B. By reading the latest reports.C. By learning from each other.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATexting while walking is something that most of us are guilty of. We cant help replying to that message we just received. However, while its fun to keep up with the latest gossip, we may actually be putting ourselves in danger.A team of researchers from two UK universities recently found that people who use their phones while on the move walk differently than usual.“Recently, a person in front of me was walking very slowly and weaving (迂回行进), and I thought, Is this person drunk?” Matthew Timmis, co-author of the study, told the Guardian.It turned out that the person was just texting. Inspired by this, Timmis and his team set out to discover the effects of phone use on how we navigate streets.A group of 21 volunteers were asked to walk around a simulated (模拟的) street, plete with obstacles such as a step. The participants traveled the course a total of 12 times each, either writing or reading a message, making a call, or with no phone at all.It took the volunteers 118 percent longer to plete the course when using a phone. They also focused on the step obstacle 60 percent more and paid attention to the travel path 51 percent more when they werent using a phone.Although there were no accidents, Timmis believes we should still be aware of whats going on around us.“The big risk here is suddenly-appearing hazards (危险), like a pedestrian (行人) suddenly walking in front of you,” he told the Guardian. “You are not going to be able to respond to that as efficiently, which increases the risk of injury.”To bring attention to the dangers of “text walking”, a temporary “texting lane” was set up in Antwerp, Belgium in xx. And earlier this year, a special crosswalk featuring flashing red lights on the ground to get the attention of texters was set up in Wuhan, Hubei province.“Texting while walking can lead to collisions with poles or other pedestrians. You could even be endangering your own life when you cross the street without looking up,” a spokesperson for the pany that made the Antwerp texting lane told Yahoo News.21.What did the UK researchers recently discover about text walking?A. Its a mon problem all around the world.B. People walk in a different way when texting.C. People are risking their lives text walking.D. It has caused more traffic accidents.22.How much longer did it take for people to plete the course when using a phone in Timmis experiment?A. 12 percent longer. B. 118 percent longer.C. 60 percent longer. D. 51 percent longer.23.What was the purpose of setting up the “texting lane” in Belgium?A. To provide a safe lane for text walking. B. To attract more people to walk in the lane.C. To give an example of a modern lane. D. To warn of the dangers of text walking.24.The underlined word “navigate” in paragraph 5 can be replaced by_.A. go up B. go away C. go across D. go byBMany scholarships require that you write an essay in order to be considered for the prize money. However, if you are the sort of person that has a headache whenever you have to plete a writing assignment, this may not be the best news. Luckily for you, there is no reason to fear the scholarship essay. The following tips could help you conquer this not-so-easy aspect of the scholarship application process.You should always outline your essays. This does not just apply to the scholarship essays, either. An outline helps lend focus to your thoughts and helps you create a picture of the “whole” that the essay will bee. Judges cannot stand when your writing is loose, lacks coherence (连贯性) or when you fail to connect your main points together. They want to see that you can support your argument well with clear and brief examples and that these examples do, in fact, relate to the topic at hand.If you have a choice in the topic you get to write about, always try to select something you are personally interested in. Dont write what you think the judges want to hear. This will only amount in an essay that reads like someone elses, which is not a great way to make yourself stand out.If you feel bored with the topic, then your essay will be boring as well. Make sure your idea follows a clear and a logical path. This means they are connected well and the transitions (过渡) easily flow from one idea to the next. Likewise, try to stay away from the obvious or the sad story. Yes, college will be a life-changing experience, but can you think of an interesting reason why this is so? And yes, it is terrible that you lost a family member at a young age, but what does it have to do with winning this scholarship? Judges can smell sad stories from a mile away, so only pull at the heartstrings if you have a proper reason for doing so.25.Why is an outline necessary for writing a scholarship essay?A. To focus on the details of the essay. B. To think more about the scholarship.C. To support the arguments very well. D. To make a picture of the whole essay.26.What does the author advise on writing a scholarship essay?A. Selecting a topic the judges like.B. Presenting the ideas in a logic way.C. Adding some obvious and sad stories.D. Telling experiences of losing someone.27.Who are the intended readers of the passage?A. Essay readers. B. Judges in colleges.C. College students. D. pany leaders.COn a hot summer day, my friend Kathy and I drove slowly towards Indiana to our friends house. After two hours driving, we stopped before a parking lot to order coffee there. “Its my treat,” I said, trying to find my purse in the back seat, but it wasnt there. I knew it could easily slip under a seat, so I searched around. But nothing was found. At last I remembered I had left my purse on the roof of the car, in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot. I panicked and was sure that my credit cards had already gone. But something told me to call the Dunkin Donuts just in case.“Oh thank goodness,” the clerk said when I called. “We were going through your purse, trying to find a way to get in touch with you. Someone found your purse lying in the parking lot and turned it in.” Refusing any kind of reward, the shop owner express-mailed it to our friends home.A few years later, on a snowy Minnesota winter night, my car suddenly broke down and I had to walk home. Before leaving my car, I remembered my purse was still in my pocket. But when I got home, it wasnt there. I searched again around the seats but my purse didnt appear. Had I lost my purse again? Knowing my good fortune might not repeat itself, I called the credit card pany and my bank to freeze my accounts.But the next morning I got a call. “Is this Heidi Grosch? We found your purse lying on the ground.” Again, everything was there and the finder refused to accept any payment.I will always be grateful to those who are kind to restore my purse.28.According to Paragraph 1, we know that_.A. the author remembered where she had left the purse.B. Kathy didnt take any money with her on that day.C. the author drove to Indiana for drinking coffees.D. someone told the author to call the Dunkins Donuts.29.Why did the author call the credit card pany and the bank?A. to pay off her debt. B. To have her card repaired.C. To pay the finder some money. D. To protect her moneys safety.30.What does the underlined word “restore” in the last paragraph mean?A. Mend B. Show C. Return D. Destroy31.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. A Frightening Experience B. Recovery of the Missing Wallet.C. The Worst Day of My Life D. From Indiana to MinnesotaDCarly, 15, is a student at Nation Ford High, South Carolina and hopes to bee a television anchor(主播). She is quickly making herself noticed.Not long ago, she got a call from Teen Kids News, which is a weekly show that airs across the US. Carly had sent a few broadcasts she had done for her school news program to the shows makes in New York. A producer contacted Carly and asked if she would like to work for the pany.“All I could say was, yes, yes, yes,”Carly said. “I didnt even hesitate(犹豫).”Carly said she became interested in broadcast journalism when she was in the sixth grade. One day, she heard that forest fires were burning nearby. After sports class, she went out into the forest and reported on the fires. She fell in love with broadasting, and from then on, she tried to do it as much as she could.But despite doing what she loves, Carly has to face both good and bad ments from audience(听众)memebers.“Everyone has a different opinion and Ive always tried to tell Carly that you cant listen to it,” said Lori Williams, a former CNN producer. “If its what you love to do, it will outshine everything else.”Carlys advice to other young broadcasters is to look for support from friends and family. “With every negative ment, there are five positive ments, and thats how I think aobut it.” She said.The first program Carly anchored was about an artists pumpkin patch. In the program, she asked teenagers what they thought of the artists work.“I was a little nervous. Im going through my lines thinking, No pressure,” Carly said.She has also reported at a Coldplay concert and met Kathie Lee Gifford, an American TV host. Gifford told Carly to continue doing what she loves because “it will lead to big things”.“Getting advice from her, especially, was absolutely awesome(棒极了),” Carly said.32.What made Teen Kids News notice Carly?A. Her visit to the shows producer.B. Her report on a farm in North Carolina.C. Her phone call to the shows makers.D. The broadcasts she had sent to the shows makers.33.When Carly received the work invitation from Teen Kids News, she .A. didnt know what to sayB. refused to work for themC. agreed to work for them immediatelyD. wanted to think cardfully before making her decision34.According to the text, what caused Carly to develop an interest in journalism?A. Her parents encouragement.B. A television anchor she loved.C. Her first experience of reporting.D. The influence of some great broadcasters.35.What did Carly suggest other young broadcasters do to deal with ments from audiences?A. Ignore any ments from them.B. Ask for help from senior broadcasters.C. Be willing to listen to bad ments.D. Fight negative ments with positive ones from family and friends.第2节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Write a News ArticleWriting a news article is different from writing other articles or informational pieces. 36. Knowing how to write a news article can help you exercise your writing skills and convey information clearly and briefly.Gather all your facts. Before you write a news article, make a list or outline of all the connected facts and information that need to be included in the article. 37. It will help you write a clean, brief article.Start with the lead.38. This is one of the most important parts of the piece, so start with the leading statement when you write a news article. Your lead should be one sentence which states the topic of the article.Give all the important details. The next important step to writing news articles is including all the relevant facts and details that relate to your lead statement. 39. These details are important, because they are the key point of the article that fully informs the reader.40. Be sure to double check all the facts in your new article before you contribute it, including names, dates, and contact information or addresses. Writing accurately is the best way to make yourself a suitable news article writer.Conclude your article. Make sure your news article is plete and finished by giving it a good concluding sentence.A. Check facts before concluding.B. Follow up main facts with additional information.C. Include the basics of what, where, when, who and why.D. A leading sentence is to grab readers attention and interest them.E. Unlike other articles, news articles present information in a specific way.F. Avoid any statements or description that could be constructed as support or criticism.G. This list helps prevent you from leaving out any relevant information about the topic or story!第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 41 water to the runners. I remember being so 42 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 43 up for the race. That first 10,000m race was quite an44 I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.45 I didnt know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性作用的)46 At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt47 because I was 15 years younger than he but I couldnt even keep up with him. I felt48for a second.But then I 49something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 50 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 51was only to finish.After a minute, it 52 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into53I 54 that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 55and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my56.In life we all have those moments where we 57 ourselves to others. Its only 58 Dont allow those moments to 59 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 60anything you want in life.41.A.bring out B.pass out C.take out D.pick out 42.A.excited B.worried C.concerned D.anxious 43.A.gave B.made C.signed D.dressed 44.A.achievement B.courage C.interest D.experience 45.A.At times B.In time C.In all D.After all 46.A.victory B.decision C.moment D.conclusion 47.A.embarrassed B.annoyed C.moved D.thrilled 48.A.relaxed B.defeated C.puzzled D.frightened 49.A.realized B.lost C.noticed D.remembered 50.A.necessary B.evident C.mon D.different 51.A.motto B.plan C.goal D.direction 52.A.worried B.hit C.reached D.hurt 53.A.attraction B.devotion C.inspiration D.expectation 54.A.hoped B.promised C.decided D.suggested 55.A.slightly B.hardly C.clearly D.properly 56.A.excitement B.acplishment C.movement D.judgment 57.A.introduce B.relate C.present D.pare 58.A.great B.natural C.strange D.funny 60.A.reserve B.deliver C.achieve D.abandon 第卷第二节 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入恰当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。The art of paper-cutting in China may date back to the second century, since paper 61. (invent) by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. As paper became more affordable, paper-cutting became one of the most important 62. (type) of Chinese folk art. Later, 63. different regions adopting their own cultural styles, this art form spread to other parts of the world. 64. (usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is associated with65. (happy) in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.With 66. (it) long history, paper-cutting, 67. originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People put up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals 68.(strengthen) the cheerful atmosphere.Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious (吉祥的)designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil, The child, lotus (莲花) and bat designs suggest a family with 69.large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish a